Correspondence from Bennett Dell to General W. G. Worthe

Title: Correspondence from Bennett Dell to General W. G. Worthe
Description: In this 1844 correspondence, Bennett Dell requests the return of enslaved individuals from General W. G. Worthe. The letter reflects the legal and personal disputes over enslaved people, who were considered property under the law. This document highlights the control and commodification of Black lives in pre-Civil War Southern society.

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